Jamie Morrison and Chloe Arnott set a fire in her former partner's empty top floor flat in Lochgelly - but a hero resident helped neighbours flee to safety.
Two fireraisers who started an inferno that led to the destruction of a £2 million block of flats and endangered the lives of eight residents were jailed for a total of nearly 10 years today.
Judge Fiona Tait told the pair: “You lit a piece of paper with a cigarette lighter and immediately left the building. You didn't attempt to alert the residents to the fire. Fortunately an adjoining neighbour heard a loud crackling noise coming from the flat and after his wall became hot he realised there was a fire.
Top news stories today The court heard the pair had started the fire in the top floor flat of Arnott’s former partner Kevin Storrar. Prosecutor Brian Gill KC confirmed they were in a relationship at the time of the fire. Michael Anderson, KC, for Arnott, said his client had accepted art and part guilt for the fireraising. He said: "The devastating consequences of the fire were not foreseen. Drug and alcohol addiction has dogged her life and this offence occurred when she was severely under the influence of addictive substances."
There were further indirect costs for the local authority as a result of road closures and emergency gas work, and the cost of rebuilding has been put at £2.1 million.
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